“Whenever there's a rematch or, in this case, a triple rematch, I try not to use the same judges for two reasons,” NSAC executive director Keith Kizer said. “One, it makes sense to have a fresh set of eyes. Two, we don't want the fighters worrying about what one judge did in a previous fight.”

Pacquiao, a.k.a. Pac-man, won two fights against Marquez, one by split decision and one by majority decision. The other — the first installment of the trilogy — was scored a draw.

Interestingly, judge Burt Clements of California admitted after that first fight that he erred in scoring the first round 10-7 in favor of Pacquiao. The standard scoring would have been 10-6 because of the three knockdowns registered by Pacquiao.

So, if not for the mistake, Pacquiao would be 3-0 in the series.

Because of the razor-thin margins of the three bouts, each fighter has vowed to be more aggressive in the fourth fight and look for the knockout.

“We plan to fight at a much faster pace this time like we did in the first fight in the early rounds,” said Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer. “That's where we had the most success.”

Said Marquez: “I have to catch the judges' eyes by being more explosive, taking more risks, even going for the knockout.”

Prediction: Nice words from both fighters, but the fourth fight will be a carbon copy of the other three.

Except that Marquez will counter punch his way to a victory by close decision. What else?